TD Private Client Wealth LLC Sells 6,970 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

TD Private Client Wealth LLC lowered its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 57.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,087 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 6,970 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,279,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.4% during the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 9,017 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,809,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 11.4% during the 2nd quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 341 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. Tranquility Partners LLC grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC now owns 3,231 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,006,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. EWA LLC grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. EWA LLC now owns 1,105 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $344,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accretive Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,417,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.9%

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $224.16 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.17, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.81. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $220.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $248.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $196.99 and a one year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $768.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $776.04 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.67 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. Research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.44%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total value of $238,689.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 77,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,883,340.93. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Sabra R. Purtill purchased 450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $217.95 per share, for a total transaction of $98,077.50. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 1,327 shares in the company, valued at $289,219.65. This trade represents a 51.31% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders acquired 1,450 shares of company stock valued at $314,663 and sold 1,700 shares valued at $369,648. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Argus cut Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $334.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Rothschild Redb cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $278.64.

About Verisk Analytics

Verisk Analytics, Inc (NASDAQ: VRSK) is a data analytics and decision‑support provider that helps organizations assess and manage risk. The company supplies data, predictive models and software to customers in insurance, reinsurance, financial services, government, energy and other commercial markets. Its offerings are designed to support underwriting, pricing, claims management, catastrophe modeling, fraud detection and regulatory compliance, enabling clients to make more informed operational and strategic decisions.

Verisk’s product portfolio combines large proprietary datasets with analytics platforms and industry‑specific applications.